North Dakota Education Code For Homeschooling
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Below is the April 2009 requirements according to House Bill No. 1171. The Senate version requires that parents have at least a high school diploma or GED in order to homeschool with no state supervision. I am still looking for a link to the Senate version. The current Homeschool Laws Document is here, and will be in effect until Gov. John Hoeven signs the new legislation into law.
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HOME EDUCATION
- 15.1-23-01. Definition
- 15.1-23-02. Statement of intent to supervise home education.
- 15.1-23-08. Test administration.
- 15.1-23-14. Child with a developmental disability - Home education.
- 15.1-23-17. Home education - High school diplomas.
15.1-23-01. Home education
Definition. For purposes of this chapter, "home education"
means a program of education supervised by a child's parent, in accordance with the requirements of this
chapter.
15.1-23-02. Statement
of intent to supervise home education.
At least fourteen days before beginning home education or
within fourteen days of establishing a child's residence in a
school district, and once each year thereafter, a parent intending
to supervise or supervising home education shall file a statement,
reflecting that intent or fact, with the superintendent of the
child's school district of residence or if no superintendent
is employed, with the county superintendent of schools for the
child's county of residence.
1. The statement must include:
a. The name and address of the child receiving home education;
b. The child's date of birth;
c. The child's grade level;
d. The name and address of the parent who will supervise the
home education;
e. Any public school courses in which the child intends to
participate and the school district offering the courses; and
f. Any extracurricular activities in which the child intends
to participate and the school district or approved nonpublic
school offering the activities.
2. The statement must be accompanied by a copy of the child's
immunization record and proof of the child's identity as required
by section 54-23.2-04.2.
15.1-23-08. Test administration.
An individual who in accordance with this chapter administers a standardized
achievement test to a child receiving home education shall notify
the child's school district of residence.
15.1-23-14. Child with a developmental disability - Home education.
A parent may supervise home education for a child with a developmental disability if:17
1. The child has been determined to have a developmental disability by a licensed psychologist; and
2. The child's parent files with the superintendent of the
child's school district of residence:
a. A notice that the child will receive home education;
b. A copy of the child's diagnosis of a developmental disability prepared and
attested to by a licensed psychologist; and
c. A services plan developed and followed by the child's school
district of residence and the child's parent; or, after providing
written notice to the superintendent of the child's school district
of residence, a substitute services plan, developed and followed,
according to section 15.1-23-15, by
a services plan team selected by and compensated by the child's
parent.
15.1-23-17. Home education - High school diplomas.
1. A child's school district of residence, an approved nonpublic high school, or the
center for distance education may issue a high school diploma to a child who,
through home education, has met the issuing entity's requirements for high school
graduation provided the child's parent submits to the issuing entity a description of
the course material covered in each high school subject, a description of the
course objectives and how the objectives were met, and a transcript of the child's
performance in grades nine through twelve.
2. In the alternative, a high school diploma may be issued by the child's school district
of residence, an approved nonpublic high school, or the center for distance
education provided the child, through home education, has completed at least
twenty-one units of high school coursework from the minimum required curriculum
offerings established by law for public and nonpublic schools and the child's parent
or legal guardian submits to the issuing entity a description of the course material
covered in each high school subject, a description of the course objectives and
how the objectives were met, and a transcript of the child's performance in grades
nine through twelve. The issuing entity may indicate on a diploma issued under
this subsection that the child was provided with home education. Beginning with
the 2009-10 school year, the number of units required by this section increases to
twenty-two and beginning with the 2011-12 school year, the number of units
required by this section increases to twenty-four.
3. If for any reason the documentation required in subsection
1 or 2 is unavailable, the entity issuing the diploma may accept
any other reasonable proof that the child has met the applicable
requirements for high school graduation.
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ND: Homeschool law changed
North Dakota House Bill 1171 passed in the Senate with a 27-20 vote, after amendments to the House version. The passed House version (61 to 33) had no state supervision of homeschooling families. The Senate version requires that parents have at least a high school diploma or GED in order to homeschool with no state supervision. Currently, all homeschool families must have school monitoring.
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